Software Download Center

The following software is available through campus licensing agreements. (See Decompressing Downloaded Files at the bottom of this page if you need help understanding what to do after you download a file.) Please also see our Microsoft Campus Agreement, which details work-at-home software available to faculty and staff. VirusScan software (along with other utilities) is also available from the OIT Help Desk on DVD or CD free of charge.

NOTE: The download link will open a new window (pop-up blockers may need to be disabled) and require that you log in to the CMU Single Sign-on Gateway. Once logged on, you will be prompted to save the file to a location of your choosing.

CMU Net	Version & Release Date	File Size
Windows
QWS3270 Plus		1,320 KB
WSFTP_LE		1,061 KB
Macintosh
Fetch	4.0.3 (free version; call Help Desk for license)	1,278 KB
tn3270 for Mac OS 9	2.5b5 (free version)	778 KB
tn3270 3.1.1 for Mac OS X	3.1.1 (free version)	364 KB

VIRUS PROTECTION (CMU McAfee license applies to faculty/staff)

Anti-virus products can protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation -- but only if you download and install the latest anti-virus files!

McAfee releases new DAT (virus definition) files regularly to provide protection against hundreds of new viruses that appear each month. To ensure that your system or network is protected, download and install the latest DAT files.

For desktop PCs running Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Download (from this page) and install the latest version of VirusScan (see table, below). Be sure to read any associated documentation.
As necessary, download and install any Service Pack and/or patch associated with the version (see table, below)
Weekly, or at least monthly, check this page for the latest SuperDAT file (see table below). SuperDAT files contain the latest anti-virus data. If a new SuperDAT file is available, download and install it.

For Macs

Download (from this page) and install the latest version of VirusScan available for your operating system (see table, below). Be sure to read any associated documentation.
As necessary, download and install any update associated with the version (see table below).
Weekly, or at least monthly, check this page for the latest DAT file (see table below). DAT files contain the latest anti-virus data. If a new DAT file is available, download and install it.

For PC servers

Download (from this page) and install the latest version of NetShield (see table below). Be sure to read any associated documentation.
As necessary, download and install any update associated with the version (see table below).

Virus Protection	Version	File Size
Server Virus Protection
NetShield (for Windows NT, Windows 2000)	4.5.0	9027 KB (.zip file)
NetShield Service Pack 1 (for Windows NT, Windows 2000)	4.5.0	3525 KB (.zip file)
Hotfix Rollup (for Windows NT, Windows 2000)	4.5.0	1007 KB (.zip file)
All Files Fix (for Windows NT, Windows 2000)	4.5.0	25 KB (.zip file)
Netshield (for Novell NetWare)	4.6.0	10239 KB (.zip file)
Windows PC Virus Protection
VirusScan Enterprise (XP, Vista and Windows 7)	8.7i release date: 09-26-08	58,059 KB (.zip file)
VirusScan Enterprise Patch 2 (XP, Vista and Windows 7)	8.7i release date: 09-29-09	11,327 KB (.zip file)
VirusScan Enterprise (Windows NT, 2000, XP, & Vista)	8.5i release date: 11-29-06	20,581 KB (.zip file)
VirusScan Enterprise (Windows NT, 2000 & XP)	8.0i release date: 09-22-04 DAT version 4382; 3ngine version 4.3.20	11,832 KB (.zip file)
VirusScan Enterprise Service Pack 1 (Windows NT, XP & 2000)	7.0.0 SP1 release date: 10/29/2003	4209 KB (.zip file)
VirusScan Multiplatform (Windows 9x & ME)	4.5.1	17261 KB
McAfee Command Line	4.16.0	4931 KB
VirusScan Service Pack 1 for Windows XP, 95/98/NT & 2000	4.5.1	2296 KB
VIRUSSCAN UPDATES (DAT FILES):
VirusScan SuperDAT file (engine plus DAT) Download Directions: Click on the above link. (If a McAfee page appears asking you to accept a "PrimeSupport" agreement, click the "I Agree" button.) A table with five columns will appear. In the row designated for the "Windows" platform, click on the corresponding .exe file. NOTE: SuperDAT is applicable to all versions of McAfee. (The "_" signifies numeric characters that will designate the current version of the file.) NOTE: The file name should follow the format: "sdat_.exe"
VirusScan 4.x DAT file only Download Directions: Click on the above link. (If a McAfee page appears asking you to accept a "PrimeSupport" agreement, click the "I Agree" button.) A table with five columns will appear. In the row designated for the "Windows-Intel" platform, click on the corresponding .exe file. NOTE: The file name should follow the format: "_xdat.exe" (The "_" signifies numeric characters that will designate the current version of the file.)
VirusScan 4.x DAT file only for UNIX Download Directions: Click on the above link. (If a McAfee page appears asking you to accept a "PrimeSupport" agreement, click the "I Agree" button.) A table with five columns will appear. In the row designated for the "Unix" platform, click on the corresponding .tar file. NOTE: The file name should follow the format: "dat-_.tar" (The "_" signifies numeric characters that will designate the current version of the file.)
Macintosh Virus Protection
McAfee VirusScan for Mac 9.0 (Mac OS v10.4 to v10.6)	9.0 v1 release date: 10-05-09	169,379 KB
VirusScan 8.6.1 for Mac OS X (Mac OS X v10.4 to v10.5)		50,565 KB
Virex 7.7 for Mac OS X (Mac OS X v10.2.6 and later)	August 30, 2005 DAT version 4403 engine 4.2.40	18,656 KB
Virex 7.2.1 for Mac OS X (10.0.2 and later) (Note: Virex 7.2.1 resolves the fink-overwriting issue of Virex 7.2)	May 2003 DAT version 4258 engine 4160 7.2.1	4125 KB
Virex 7.0 for Mac OS X (10.0.3 and later)	7.0	3889 KB
Virex 6.2 for Mac OS	6.2 release date 04/01/2004	27,880 KB

VIREX UPDATES (DAT FILES):

Virex 7.x Update for Mac OS X
Download Directions:

Click on the above link. (If a McAfee page appears asking you to accept a "PrimeSupport" agreement, click the "I Agree" button.)Under the "Product" column of the first table
click on the "DAT File for Virex 7.x" link.

NOTE: The virus definition updates for Virex 6.2 and Virex 6.x are different. Updates for one version should not be used for the other.

Virex 6.x Update for Mac OS
Download Directions:

Click on the above link. (If a McAfee page appears asking you to accept a "PrimeSupport" agreement, click the "I Agree" button.)
Under the "Product" column of the first table, click on the "DAT File for Virex 6.x" link.

Instant Messaging
Spark 2.5.8 (for PC)		26.6MB (.zip file)

CISCO VPN Client
CISCO VPN Client for PC (2000/XP/Vista, 32-bit ONLY)	release date: 03/02/09	10.4 MB (.zip file)
CISCO VPN Client Mac (OS Tiger and Leopard)	release date: 02/05/09	12.1 MB (.dmg file)

Turning Technologies Turning Point 2008
Turning Point 2008 (for PC)	release date: 08/01/07	43.2 MB (.zip file)
Turning Point 2008 (for Mac)	release date: 08/02/07	3.6 MB (.dmg file)

Decompressing Downloaded Files

Often, files downloaded from the internet are in a compressed format. A compressed file takes less space on the server and, more importantly, takes less time to download. However, once the file has been downloaded, it must be decompressed before it can be used.

Some of the more common formats used to compress files found on the internet include zip (pkzip, the most common Windows file compression format), sit (StuffIt archive file format), hqx (binhex 4.0 file format), bin (binary file format), and gzip (Gnu version of zip). These files have icons that look like this:

Windows:

Macintosh:

In addition, some compression formats, such as exe (executable file) and sea (self-extracting archive) are self-extracting. Self-extracting files include both the compressed file and a small program used to decompress the file. When you double-click on the self-extracting file, it automatically generates the decompressed file.

Compressed files that are not self-extracting require the use of third-party products such as WinZip (for Windows; visit the site: http://www.winzip.com/) or Stuffit Expander (for Windows and Macintosh; visit the site: http://www.aladdinsys.com/index.html). If you download a file and see an icon that looks like this:

Windows: Macintosh:

you must use a third-party product to decompress it.

NOTE: Always use caution when downloading and/or installing software from non-trusted sources. [Links to third-party products or services do not imply University endorsement.